How to use いる+ある ( = iru + aru)

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「おかわりある?

= Okawari aru?

“May I have seconds?” / Do you have seconds for me?

もうない! 

= Mou nai!

= “No more food left!”

iru

マギー先生、彼氏いる?」 

= Maggie sensei, kareshi iru?

“Miss Maggie, do you have a boyfriend?”

まだいない… 

= Mada inai…

“Not yet….”

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どん引き ( = Donbiki) (Slang)

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「皆さん、パーティーの途中ですが、これから試験を始めます。」

=Minasan, paatii no tochuu desuga korekara shiken wo hajimemasu!

= “OK, everyone! I know we’re in the middle of a party (and we’re all having fun) but I am going to give you an exam now!”

「エ〜〜ッ!!マジで?」

= Eeeh! Maji de?

= “What? Are you serious?”

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色 ( = いろ = iro) : Color related Japanese

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:P 「マギー先生は、何色が好きですか?」

= Maggie sensei wa naniiro ga suki desu ka?

“Miss Maggie, what is your favorite color?”

:maggie-small: 「私の好きな色は金色です。なんか金運がよくなりそうな気がするから…」

= Watashi no sukina iro wa kin iro desu. Nanka kin-un ga yoku narisou na ki ga surukara…

“My favorite color is gold. Because I feel like it will bring me better luck with money…”

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At a coffee shop or a restaurant

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!happyface! 「御注文は?」

= Gochuumon wa?

“What would like to order ?”

:maggie-small: 「ステーキ5人前とサラダ3人前お願いします。玉ねぎは抜いて下さい。」

 = Suteiki go-nin mae to sarada san-nin mae onegai shimasu. Tamanegi wa nuite kudasai.

“Five steaks and three salads please. Please hold the onions.”

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